DUBAI: Saudi Arabia will cut spending and issue more bonds as it faces a record budget shortfall due to falling oil prices, the finance minister said on Sunday.

The kingdom—the biggest Arab economy and the world’s largest oil exporter—is facing an unprecedented budget crunch after crude prices dropped by more than half in a year to below $50 a barrel.

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